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Larry Betts
Larry Betts (Working Class Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Alabas Farhat defeated Richard Zeile and Larry Betts in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alabas Farhat (D) | 67.9 | 17,275 |
 | Richard Zeile (R)  | 27.7 | 7,051 | |
 | Larry Betts (Working Class Party) | 4.4 | 1,112 | |
| Total votes: 25,438 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Alabas Farhat defeated Ziad Abdulmalik and Gus H. Tarraf in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 3 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alabas Farhat | 49.4 | 3,033 |
 | Ziad Abdulmalik | 39.9 | 2,451 | |
| Gus H. Tarraf | 10.7 | 654 | ||
| Total votes: 6,138 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 3
Richard Zeile advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 3 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Zeile | 100.0 | 1,180 |
| Total votes: 1,180 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 3
Larry Betts advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 3 on June 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Betts (Working Class Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Betts in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 2
Incumbent Sylvia Santana defeated Harry Sawicki and Larry Betts in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sylvia Santana (D) | 68.0 | 43,258 |
 | Harry Sawicki (R) | 29.4 | 18,726 | |
| Larry Betts (Working Class Party) | 2.6 | 1,632 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 63,620 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2
Incumbent Sylvia Santana defeated Maurice Sanders in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sylvia Santana | 80.7 | 15,020 |
| Maurice Sanders | 19.3 | 3,599 | ||
| Total votes: 18,619 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adel Mozip (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2
Harry Sawicki advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Sawicki | 100.0 | 5,984 |
| Total votes: 5,984 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2
Larry Betts advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Betts (Working Class Party) |
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2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Abdullah Hammoud defeated Carla O'Neill and Larry Betts in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abdullah Hammoud (D) | 70.5 | 28,362 |
| Carla O'Neill (R) | 27.1 | 10,906 | ||
| Larry Betts (Working Class Party) | 2.4 | 970 | |
| Total votes: 40,238 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Abdullah Hammoud advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abdullah Hammoud | 100.0 | 10,289 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 10,290 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 15
Carla O'Neill advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carla O'Neill | 100.0 | 3,347 | |
| Total votes: 3,347 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 15
Larry Betts advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 15 on July 26, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Larry Betts (Working Class Party) |
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2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 5
Betty Jean Alexander defeated DeShawn Wilkins and Larry Betts in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betty Jean Alexander (D) | 77.4 | 70,010 |
 | DeShawn Wilkins (R) | 18.2 | 16,479 | |
| Larry Betts (Working Class Party) | 4.4 | 3,944 | |
| Total votes: 90,433 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 5
Betty Jean Alexander defeated incumbent David Knezek in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betty Jean Alexander | 54.5 | 18,928 |
 | David Knezek | 45.5 | 15,803 | |
| Total votes: 34,731 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 5
DeShawn Wilkins advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DeShawn Wilkins | 100.0 | 4,944 |
| Total votes: 4,944 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Larry Betts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Larry Betts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Larry Betts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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